Norman Strauss

Department for the Opposition – or a force for change?
27 Feb 2019
Department for the Opposition – or a force for change?

Last year, Norman Strauss argued in CSW  for the creation of a new ministry for the opposition to drive change and support better policymaking, and Catherine Haddon, a senior fellow and resident historian at the Institute for Government,argued that while reform is needed, a new department isn't the way to go . Here, we continue the conversation with a Strauss’ reply to Haddon’s concerns


Opinion: Time to create a Department of the Opposition
24 Sep 2018 Government Tax Profession
Opinion: Time to create a Department of the Opposition

The civil service has many skills but finds itself resistant to change. It needs to disseminate itself more widely across society – and a new ministry for the opposition could do it, according to Margaret Thatcher’s former policy advisor Norman Strauss